Pearson concordance, July 2025
PTE 38 to IELTS: 5.0
On Pearson's July 2025 concordance table, a PTE Academic overall score of 38 sits in the 31–38 range, which lines up with IELTS Academic 5.0.
Overall band 5.0PTE range 31–38
PTE 38 on each scale
Pearson publishes separate ranges for the overall score and for each skill, so the same number can line up with different bands.
| Overall | IELTS 5.0 (PTE 31–38) |
|---|---|
| Listening | IELTS 5.0 (PTE 33–39) |
| Reading | IELTS 5.0 (PTE 36–41) |
| Speaking | IELTS 5.0 (PTE 24–38) |
| Writing | IELTS 5.0 (PTE 29–40) |
- IELTS 5.0 overall starts at PTE 31.
- IELTS 5.5 overall starts at PTE 39, 1 point above 38.
Source: Pearson, Establishing score concordance between the enhanced PTE Academic and IELTS Academic, summary paper (July 2025), and Understand your PTE Academic score, checked 9 October 2026.
Before you rely on it
A concordance shows how scores on two tests compare. It is approximate, and it does not tell you which tests a university or visa program accepts or what score it asks for: those are set by each institution and government, so check the official requirement for your course or visa.
The full table
| IELTS | PTE Overall | PTE Listening | PTE Reading | PTE Speaking | PTE Writing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.5 | 24–30 | 26–32 | 29–35 | 14–23 | 17–28 |
| 5.0 | 31–38 | 33–39 | 36–41 | 24–38 | 29–40 |
| 5.5 | 39–46 | 40–46 | 42–47 | 39–53 | 41–50 |
| 6.0 | 47–54 | 47–52 | 48–53 | 54–65 | 51–59 |
| 6.5 | 55–62 | 53–57 | 54–58 | 66–75 | 60–68 |
| 7.0 | 63–70 | 58–63 | 59–64 | 76–82 | 69–76 |
| 7.5 | 71–78 | 64–68 | 65–69 | 83–87 | 77–84 |
| 8.0 | 79–85 | 69–74 | 70–74 | 88–89 | 85–89 |
| 8.5 | 86–89 | 75–80 | 75–80 | 90 | 90 |
| 9.0 | 90 | 81–90 | 81–90 | – | – |